January 22, 2020
What’s new in heartburn research?
Working with NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, John Pandolfino, M.D., studies how to...
HeartburnMeet the Researcher
Featured Articles
January 20, 2020
Investigating bone marrow transplants: A cure for some sickle cell disease patients
Sickle cell disease (SCD) specialists have performed bone marrow transplants in children since the 1990s. This procedure is the only...
Sickle Cell Disease
January 14, 2020
Treating sickle cell disease in children around the world
Russell E. Ware, M.D., Ph.D., had been researching sickle cell disease (SCD) in the U.S. for about 10...
Sickle Cell Disease
January 13, 2020
Updates from NIH’s sickle cell disease scientists
Many people with sickle cell disease (SCD) are healthier and living longer thanks in part to research led and supported...
Sickle Cell Disease
December 02, 2019
Lewy body dementia research seeks faster, earlier diagnosis
Imagine driving and forgetting where you're going. Or feeling tremors in your hands when you try to pick up...
Lewy Body Dementia
November 20, 2019
How to help someone with anxiety
Wondering how you can help a friend, family member, or co-worker who is overwhelmed by anxiety? We spoke to David...
Anxiety
November 14, 2019
Speaking up about stuttering
"Stuttering gets no respect as a disorder," says stuttering expert Dennis Drayna, Ph.D. "People think of it as...
Stuttering
November 12, 2019
4 common myths and facts about stuttering
"There's a great deal of misunderstanding about stuttering," says Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., a scientist emeritus with NIH’s...
Stuttering
November 04, 2019
What’s new in anxiety research?
Daniel Pine, M.D., studies how differences in our brains can affect our mental health. Through their work at the National...
Anxiety
October 31, 2019
Wake-up call: How sleep impacts our minds and bodies
For more than 25 years, scientists at NIH have studied human sleep habits. They've researched everything from how sleep affects...
Sleep Apnea
August 29, 2019
Close to home: NIH researcher and alopecia patient seeks a cure
Angela Christiano, Ph.D., is not a typical researcher. Dr. Christiano studies a hair loss disease called alopecia areata. She...
Alopecia Areata
August 26, 2019
Notes from the field: What we know about screen time so far
NIH's Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study wants to know what—if any—impact screen time, among many other factors, has...
Screen Time
August 26, 2019
What is all that screen time doing to your child’s brain?
Here's a surefire conversation starter: Tell a group of parents that you're studying whether too much screen time...
Screen Time
August 21, 2019
From virus to vaccine: Studying measles immunity
The measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine is one of the most effective around. It is 97% effective against the viruses when...
Measles
August 20, 2019
What is community immunity?
In 2000, measles had all but stopped spreading in the U.S. That's because vaccination rates were high enough to...
Measles
August 09, 2019
Large families may hold answers to bipolar disorder
Researchers are looking to certain U.S. states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, to better understand bipolar disorder—a mental illness that...
Bipolar Disorder
April 05, 2019
Researching melanoma at NIH: What’s new?
More than 1 million people in the U.S. live with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. While there is no...
Skin Cancer, Cancer
April 04, 2019
What the latest science says about omega-3 for dry eye
Penny A. Asbell, M.D., led a study to see if omega-3 fatty acid supplements really help dry eye. The...
Dry Eye
April 04, 2019
NIH study tracks exercise with mobile apps to improve heart health
Tiffany Powell-Wiley, M.D., M.P.H., is dedicated to making Americans healthier. She focuses on research related to heart...
Exercise
January 13, 2019
What’s new on the horizon for scleroderma?
There may not be a cure yet, but many scleroderma experts are optimistic about ongoing research into new treatments. We...
Scleroderma